Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 16, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,067. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
37 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Ford Mustang | 359 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 2013 Ford Mustang | 271 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2012 Ford Fusion | 2,517 | 6 | 9 | 107 |
| 2012 Ford Mustang | 469 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 2011 Ford Fusion | 2,795 | 9 | 11 | 80 |
| 2011 Ford Mustang | 466 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2011 Ford Ranger | 235 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 Mercury Milan | 192 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 Ford Edge | 673 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| 2010 Ford Fusion | 5,131 | 13 | 9 | 122 |
| 2010 Ford Mustang | 261 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 Ford Ranger | 156 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 Lincoln MKX | 111 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 Lincoln MKZ | 170 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 Mercury Milan | 1,003 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| 2009 Ford Edge | 261 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 Ford Fusion | 1,023 | 7 | 5 | 65 |
| 2009 Ford Mustang | 181 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2009 Ford Ranger | 169 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Lincoln MKX | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Lincoln MKZ | 114 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 Mercury Milan | 226 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 Ford Edge | 1,120 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| 2008 Ford Fusion | 1,353 | 6 | 6 | 53 |
| 2008 Ford Mustang | 347 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2008 Ford Ranger | 326 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 Lincoln MKX | 253 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 Ford Edge | 989 | 6 | 22 | 16 |
| 2007 Ford Mustang | 615 | 9 | 5 | 46 |
| 2007 Ford Ranger | 270 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 Lincoln MKX | 298 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 Ford GT | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Ford Mustang | 424 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 2006 Ford Ranger | 272 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2005 Ford Mustang | 705 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 2005 Ford Ranger | 289 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 2004 Ford Ranger | 405 | 12 | 3 | 42 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V081000.
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